Penetration Testing Fundamentals:A Hands-On Guide to Reliable Security Audits | First Edition | By Pearson (Paperback)  | Released: 15-Jun-18

Leading security expert, researcher, instructor and author Chuck Easttom II has brought together all the essential knowledge in a single comprehensive guide that covers the entire penetration testing lifecycle. Easttom integrates concepts, terminology, challenges and theory and walks you through every step, from planning to effective post-test reporting. He presents a start-to-finish sample project relying on free open source tools, as well as quizzes, labs and review sections throughout. Penetration Testing Fundamentals is also the only book to cover pentesting standards from NSA, PCI and NIST.FeaturesThe first expert one-volume guide to pentesting concepts, terminology, issues, theory, standards -- and above all, practical skillsCovers the entire penetration testing project lifecycle.Includes a sample start-to-finish pentest project using free open source toolsContains quizzes, labs and review sections to build mastery and support any pentesting courseBy one of the world?s most respected security experts, trainers and authors, William (Chuck) Easttom IITable of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Penetration TestingChapter 2: StandardsChapter 3: CryptographyChapter 4: ReconnaissanceChapter 5: MalwareChapter 6: Hacking WindowsChapter 7: Web HackingChapter 8: Vulnerability ScanningChapter 9: Introduction to LinuxChapter 10: Linux HackingChapter 11: Introduction to Kali LinuxChapter 12: General Hacking TechniquesChapter 13: Introduction to MetasploitChapter 14: More with MetasploitChapter 15: Introduction to Scripting with RubyChapter 16: Write Your Own Metasploit Exploits with RubyChapter 17: General Hacking KnowledgeChapter 18: Additional Pen Testing TopicsChapter 19: A Sample Pen Test ProjectAppendix A: Answers to Chapter Multiple Choice Questions.